To determine an area in polar coordinates, it first helps to look at the graph that is depicted by the given parameters:
r=-thetasin(-16theta^2+(7pi)/12)r=−θsin(−16θ2+7π12) with theta in [0, pi/4]θ∈[0,π4]

Not every bit of the graph in within [0,pi/4][0,π4] is an enclosed area or loop. Once we find the rr and thetaθ values corresponding to the three loops, we can use them as limits of integration. Each area formed by a loop can be determined by the formula:
A=int_a^b1/2f[theta]^2 d thetaA=∫ba12f[θ]2dθ
Three loops, means three integrals. The roots of radius, rr, will give us the limits of integration.
-thetasin(-16theta^2+(7pi)/12) = 0−θsin(−16θ2+7π12)=0
The trivial solution is when theta=0θ=0. Because the sine function is zero at pi nπn, we can say sin(-16 theta^2 +(7pi)/12)=0sin(−16θ2+7π12)=0 whenever
-16 theta^2 + (7pi)/12 = pi n−16θ2+7π12=πn
-16 theta^2 = pi n - (7pi)/12−16θ2=πn−7π12
theta^2 = -(pi n)/16 + (7 pi)/192θ2=−πn16+7π192
theta = +-sqrt(-(pi n)/16 + (7 pi)/192)θ=±√−πn16+7π192
We know thetaθ is restricted to the interval [0, pi//4][0,π/4]. Because our interval involves only positive values, then we can write:
0 <= sqrt(-(pi n)/16 + (7 pi)/192) <= pi/40≤√−πn16+7π192≤π4
0 <= -(pi n)/16 + (7 pi)/192 <= pi^2/160≤−πn16+7π192≤π216
0 <= -pi n + (7 pi)/12 <= pi^20≤−πn+7π12≤π2
-(7 pi)/12 <= -pi n <= pi^2 - (7 pi)/12−7π12≤−πn≤π2−7π12
7/12 >= n >= -pi + 7/12712≥n≥−π+712
-2.55826 <= n <= 0.583333−2.55826≤n≤0.583333
The integers, nn, that lie on this interval are -2, -1, 0−2,−1,0. The respective angles, thetaθ, with those values of nn are theta=0θ=0 and:
theta ~~0.3384, 0.5576, 0.7122θ≈0.3384,0.5576,0.7122
Now we have our limits of integration for three integrals.
A_1=int_0^0.3384 1/2[-thetasin(-16theta^2+(7pi)/12)]^2 d thetaA1=∫0.3384012[−θsin(−16θ2+7π12)]2dθ
A_2=int_0.3384^0.5576 1/2[-thetasin(-16theta^2+(7pi)/12)]^2 d thetaA2=∫0.55760.338412[−θsin(−16θ2+7π12)]2dθ
A_3=int_0.5576^0.7122 1/2[-thetasin(-16theta^2+(7pi)/12)]^2 d thetaA3=∫0.71220.557612[−θsin(−16θ2+7π12)]2dθ
Using a computer algebra system, we get
A_1 = 0.0057972A1=0.0057972
A_2 = 0.0225589A2=0.0225589
A_3 = 0.0313656A3=0.0313656
A_"Total" = 0.0597217ATotal=0.0597217